Police have detained three people after pulling over a car suspected of carrying drugs on the M5.

The Nissan Qashqai was pulled over by officers from Devon and Cornwall Police's Roads Policing Unit at about 4.45pm. The force helicopter was involved in the operation.

The car was heading southbound at Collumpton when it was stopped. The police force incident commander (FIM) said the vehicle was registered to Plymouth.

It was confirmed that the information leading to the car being stopped came from a member of the public.

The FIM said: "We had intelligence that the vehicle was heading into our force area with possible drugs on board. We had traffic units stop the vehicle and three people have been detained. We're just doing enquiries at the moment.